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380 15. Motion

The same is true for the Y axis. The very bottom of the slide is 50, with the
very top being -50. This gives you a total vertical range of 100.

The position of a layer is calculated by the center of that layer. The very
middle of each layer is where that layer is currently placed on the slide grid,
regardless of the zoom level of the layer.

For example, if you were to set your Pan values to 25 x -25, this would place
your layer in the upper right corner. It would be offset to the right because
your X value is positive, and offset upward because your Y value is negative.
The center point of your layer will be resting exactly at 25 x -25 on the slide.

Zoom

The Zoom value controls the size of your layer. The setting is based on a
percentage of the layer’s default size. That means that a layer you have just
added to a slide will be shown at its normal size, or 100% zoom.

The Zoom value can be adjusted from 0% to 500%. At 0% Zoom, a layer is
effectively invisible. It’s so small that you can’t see it. At 500% Zoom, you
have increased the size of your layer by 5 times. You can also type in a
Zoom value manually which has no limitations. Want 1200% Zoom? Go for
it.

You may notice that you have a slider for both Zoom X and Zoom Y. This
allows you to control the horizontal and vertical size of your layers
independently, should you wish. To do this, click on the chain link icon that
appears to the right of the Zoom sliders. When this is broken, you can
change either value individually. This causes your layer to change
proportion, so use it carefully, it will stretch and distort images.